Frosses

Village in County Donegal, Ireland

Village in Ulster, Ireland

Frosses Na Frosa
Village

54°40′07″N 8°14′36″W / 54.6686°N 8.2434°W / 54.6686; -8.2434
Country	Ireland
Province	Ulster
County	County Donegal
Government
• Dáil Éireann	Donegal
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Frosses (Irish: Na Frosa)^[1] is a small village in County Donegal, Ireland. It is situated in the south of the county on the R262 regional road, 7 miles (11 km) west of Donegal Town.^[2] The local Catholic Church is St. Mary's, located on the main street.^[3]

History

The name of the village is said to come from the Irish for "showers", which refers to food that fell from the sky and saved locals during the famine. The first chapel in the village was reportedly built in 1780, and completed in 1808.^[4] The bell tower was added to the church in 1892.^[5]

Amenities

The village contains a community hall, a montessori, grocery shop, hairdressers, coffee stall, printing shop, and a restaurant and B&B.

Transport

The village is served by the 490 bus. ^[6]

Notable people

Mary Coughlan, former Tánaiste, has lived in Frosses.^[7]

References

^ "Na Frosa/Frosses". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^ "Blue Stack Centre Hostel". An Oige. Archived from the original on 17 September 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
^ "raphoediocese.com". www.raphoediocese.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
^ "The Frosses Church". dúchas.ie. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
^ FUSIO. "St. Mary's Catholic Church, DRUMARD, Frosses, DONEGAL". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
^ "buseireann.com". Bus Eireann. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
^ Clancy, Paddy (10 May 2008). "There is just no place like home for Tanaiste Mary". Irish Independent. Retrieved 28 February 2023.